Politics & Policy

Politics & Policy

Trump vs Africa: how the continent can counter destructive policies

It’s possible that Trump will opt for an American retreat from the bipartisan development, humanitarian, and security assistance goals of previous administrations.
Politics & Policy

EU gives government Shs29 billion to strengthen transparency

The European Union (EU) and the finance ministry signed an agreement to support the third phase of the financial management and accountability programme, which aims to improve accountability, and transparency in managing public resources.
The offices of the Ministry of Finance in Kampala.
EconomyPolitics & Policy

No value for money realised from Mbarara Industrial Park — Parliament

A parliamentary committee has questioned the return of investment on Mbarara Industrial Park, finding that the park’s management failed to collect rent dues from some tenants and to evict the defaulting entities.
Politics & Policy

Government chief executives should be paid in a uniform manner — COSASE

There are big discrepancies in the salaries of the chief executives of parastatals, authorities and commissions arising from the legal frameworks which set up the entities, according to a report passed by Parliament last week
Energy, Oil & GasPolitics & Policy

Museveni says oil revenues will be used to build “durable capacity”

The president said that oil is an "enabler" that will bring in "quick money" to work on the weak fundamentals without which the country will not develop.
Politics & Policy

Why a Trump victory bodes ill for Africa

A key strategy for President-elect Trump is to turn the US inward, both economically and politically. Many of his economic policies reflect a mercantilist perspective on economic development. This can be summed up as being the opposite to free trade.
EconomyPolitics & Policy

Invest in agriculture to get economy back on track, leaders say

Political and business leaders believe that with recent reports of Uganda’s economic downturn, more government attention to agriculture - which employs most Ugandans - and increased investment in the sector will spur growth.
EconomyPolitics & Policy

Ease of doing business: Uganda climbs seven places in World Bank ranking

Uganda has moved up seven places in the World Bank's latest Doing Business Report, coming in at 115 out of 188 economies. The report investigates regulations that improve or constrain the operations of small to medium-size domestic businesses.
Downtown Kampala
Politics & Policy

Lack of local content in construction sector and cheap housing finance irks finance minister

Finance minister Matia Kasaija has decried the shortage of local content in Uganda's construction sector, which he said is one of the reasons housing is very expensive since the imported materials used in building are bought with dollars.
Politics & PolicyProperty

Government to take full control of National Housing, minister says

The government plans to take full control of the National Housing and Construction Company, eleven years after selling a minority stake in the company to the Libyan government, Chris Baryomunsi, the state minister for housing told Parliament on Thursday.
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